The short story "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner has many other characters than just Emily. The other characters help contribute to her tragedy with Homer. The tragedy in "A Rose for Emily" was that she was a lonely lady that turned into a lonely woman. Her dad was one of the main reasons for this. Other contributions to the tragedy are that of the towns people, they gave her what she wanted without questions, making her custom to getting anything. When she wanted something she had received it then and there.

The main reason for such a tragedy in "A Rose for Emily", was that her Dad had spoiled her from the very beginning. When Miss Emily had wanted something she got it. Her father wanted her to have the best upbringing and the best everything for his little girl. He also set the mood for the tragic event in the story because any beau she had come to call on her, he would run them off. No one was good enough for his little girl. When Miss Emily's dad passed on she was left a sum of money and respect from the entire town. The way the town treats her after her father passes is very interesting to how they think about her. The whole town think, she is crazy old hag and just put up with her.

in the critical analysis by Milinda Scwab, she states that one of the reasons Miss Emily has had such a tragedy in her life is she lost time."When we first meet Miss Emily, she carries in a pocket somewhere within her clothing an 'invisible watch ticking at the end of a gold chain (Scwab 215)" By this she is meaning that Miss Emily Grierson is fixed on passing time and the past, then why does she need a watch? The watch and chain represents that she is able to control her own time and matters. For instance when the alderman comes to get her taxes she simply does not pay them. Her father did the town so well that she believed that his doing went for her also. The way every one gives her what she wants with out arguing is respect for an elder.

YOU MAY ALSO FIND THESE DOCUMENTS HELPFUL

...“A Rose for Emily” is a successful story not only because of its intricately （错综复杂地） complex chronology （时间顺序）, but also because of its unique narrative point of view. The story is told by an unnamed narrator in the first person collective. By using the “we” narrator, Faulkner creates a sense of closeness between readers and his story.
“A Rose for Emily” is divided into five sections.
The first section opens with a description of the Grierson house in Jefferson. The narrator mentions that over the past 100 years, Miss Emily Grierson’s home has fall into disrepair and become “an eyesore among eyesores.” The first sentence of the story sets the tone of how the citizens of Jefferson felt about Emily: “When Miss Emily Grierson died, our whole town went to the funeral: the men through a sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument, the women mostly out of curiosity to see the inside of her house, which no one save an old manservant – a combined gardener and cook – had seen in at least ten years.”
Emily had been a tradition, a duty, and a care; a sort of hereditary obligation upon the town, dating from that day in 1894 when Colonel Sartoris, the mayor remitted her taxes in no Negro woman should appear on the streets without an apron. When a new city council takes over,...

...An analysis of the setting of “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner’s
William Faulkner is one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. Although he was born in New Albany, Mississippi in 1897 he moved to Oxford, Mississippi before his fifth birthday. Faulkner belonged to a once-wealthy family of former plantation owners (eNotes.com, Inc., 2012). He spent his boyhood hunting and fishing in and around Lafayette County (eNotes.com, Inc., 2012). William Faulkner based most of his stories and characters closely to his life and the ones that had the greatest influence in his life. The South’s historical legacy is what Faulkner often wrote his novels based on and that it what helped him gain recognition. Faulkner moved around to different states but his roots were in the south and that where most of his life was spent, so the setting mirrored that.
“A Rose for Emily” is a very captivating short story of a lady who refuses to adhere to the changing world around her and the order of society. Unwilling to pay taxes and committing murder are crimes that she committed and got away with. Emily helped give us a better understanding of female oppression and empowerment by her actions in this story. I feel that these crimes would not have taken place if the timing and the setting were different. During the time of the turn of the...

...
William Faulkner’s short story, A Rose for Emily, is a dark tale of a young girl damaged by herfather that ended up leaving her with abandonment issues. Placed in the south in the 1930’s, the traditional old south was beginning to go under transition. It went from being traditionally based on agriculture and slavery to gradually moving into industrial and abolition. Most families went smoothly into the transition and others, like the Griersons, did not. Keeping with southern tradition, the Griersons thought of themselves as much higher class then the rest of their community. Emily’s father found no male suitable for his daughter and kept her single into her thirties. After herfathers death Miss Emily was swept off of her feet by a foreman from the north, named Homer Barron. After spending some time with each other, Emily knew he was the one. Even if Homer wanted to leave, Emily was not going to let another man escape from her life. The story A Rose for Emily, by William Faulkner, was adapted in 1983 by Lyndon Chabbak; the film left out added emphasis on southern gothic features that add to the traditional elements in the story.
When Emily Griersons...

...Compare Contrast The Story of an Hour and A Rose for Emily
Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" and William Faulkner's "A Rosefor Emily" both characterize the nature of marriage and womanhood bydelving into the psyches of their female protagonists. Also, althoughChopin makes no clear reference to geographic locale in "The Story of anHour," both authors usually set their stories in the American South, whichimpacts these characterizations. These two tales share many other points ofreference in common. For instance, Mrs. Mallard in "The Story of an Hour"and Emily Grierson in "A Rose for Emily" die at the end of the story, andboth deaths are in some way related to how the women felt about their malepartners. In fact, in both cases, the women are deeply affected by the menin their lives: their personalities and lifestyles have been shaped andmolded chiefly by men. However, Mrs. Mallard and Emily Grierson developdifferently. Mallard is a relatively young woman, while GriersonWhen Brently Mallard is presumed dead,Mrs. Mallard and Grierson also exhibit different physical characteristics. Mallard grieves when she hears her husband is dead but embraces the "longprocession of years to come that would belong to her absolutely. In the end, both women die, but Mallard's death...

...William Faulkner’s memorable short story, “A Rose For Emily”, the main character, Emily Grierson, is very complex and not easily forgotten. In order to fully grasp and comprehend her character traits, we also have to take into consideration her way of life and other external factors that contributed to her character. First and foremost, she embodies the pre-war tradition of the South and this makes her very averse to change. Miss Emily is also a possessive and insecure person who becomes a recluse in the later years of her life, and throughout the development of the story, she is presented to us as a character who is slightly insane. In addition, due to the way she has been brought up, she is a very arrogant woman with a great amount of dignity.
In the story, Emily strikes the reader as a traditionalist who despises change. Her aversion to change is one of her key character traits and is also the main theme of the story. She is a good representative of the people from the ‘Old South’, who were firmly rooted to their old values and beliefs and were not keen on change. For example, “When the town got free postal delivery, Miss Emily alone refuses to let them fasten the metal numbers above her door and attach a mailbox to it....

...order to understand William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” you need to know a little bit about the author. Most of his novels take place in the state of Mississippi with colorful history and richly varied population. The frequent theme in his novels is the abuse of black people by Southern whites. “A Rose for Emily” takes place in the late 1800s in Mississippi after the civil war. The main character is Emily, who comes from wealthy background, but at the time of the storyher family has lost its fortune. Faulkner uses a great deal of visual imagery that can illuminate Emily’s life. The author suggests that herfather is a dominant character who does not allow his daughter to behave a certain way that would compromise their good name, and through these images one can see why these events lead the main character to a tragic end.
In the very beginning the author describes the house where Emily resides. Faulkner writes, “It was a big, squarish frame house that had once been white, decorated with cupolas and spires and scrolled balconies in the heavily lightsome style, set on what had once been our most select street” (1). He suggests that the family used to be wealthy and probably had slaves, but since the story occurs after the civil war Emily’s family freed their slaves and eventually lost their capital.
The...

...Title: Faulkner's A Rose for Emily.
Subject(s): BOOKS; ROSE for Emily, A (Short story)
Author(s): Wallace, James M.
Source: Explicator, Winter92, Vol. 50 Issue 2, p105, 3p
Abstract: Asserts that Faulkner's `A Rose for Emily' is about, among other things gossip, and how through the narrator, we implicate ourselves and reveal our own phobias and fascinations. Narrator's comments vitally important; Approach reading by ignoring all temptations to discuss Oedipal complexes, sexual preferences, and scandal; Best to refuse discussion of characters except for the narrator.
AN: 9208101832
ISSN: 0014-4940
Persistent link to this record: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=9208101832&db=aph
Database: Academic Search Premier
* * *
FAULKNER'S A ROSE FOR EMILY
Contents
WORKS CITED
NOTE
From the lack of critical commentary on Homer Barron's sexuality, we might conclude that scholars are ignoring a question often raised and vigorously answered by undergraduates, who can be homophobic or just fascinated with even mild sexual references in literature: Homer Barron, they insist, is homosexual. But now the scholars have spoken, apparently legitimizing the suspicion that "Miss Emily's beau is gay" (Blythe 49).
To support this contention, Blythe and many students cite as a key piece of evidence the narrator's explanation of why Homer did...

...Edgar Delalamon
A ROSE FOR EMILY
BY WILLIAM FAULKNER The narrator describes what happens after Emily dies. Emily’s body is laid out in the parlor, and the women, town elders, and two cousins attend the service.
The narrator describes the fear that some of the townspeople have that Emily will use the poison to kill herself.
The narrator recalls the time of Emily Grierson’s death and how the entire town attendedher funeral in her home, which no stranger had entered for more than ten years.
The narrator describes a time thirty years earlier when Emily resists another official inquiry on behalf of the town leaders, when the townspeople detect a powerful odor emanating from her property.
The narrator describes a long illness that Emily suffers after this incident.
After some time has passed, the door to a sealed upstairs room that had not been opened in forty years is broken down by the townspeople. The room is frozen in time, with the items for an upcoming wedding and a man’s suit laid out. Homer Barron’s body is stretched on the bed as well, in an advanced state of decay. The onlookers then notice the indentation of a head in the pillow beside Homer’s body and a long strand of Emily’s gray hair on the pillow.
The summer after her father’s death, the town contracts workers to pave the sidewalks, and a construction...